Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 23
Tuesday, 02 December 2025
1929 Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies on August - 23. 

1933 Adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62 on August - 23. 

1937 Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68 on August - 23. 

1939 On August - 23 sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 

1941 Jack O'Connor, cricketer (four Tests for Aust 1908-09, 13 wkts), dies on August - 23. 

1943 Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88 on August - 23. 

1944 On August - 23 nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63 

1955 On August - 23 death of reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896) 

1956 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day on August - 23. 

1958 On this day in history martin du Gard, writer, dies 

1960 Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65 on August - 23. 

1962 Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 on this day in history. 

1963 Death of Glen Gray, American jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (b. 1900) on this day in history. 

1965 On August - 23 john Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67 

1966 Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 on August - 23. 

1967 Death of Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (b. 1918) on August - 23. 

1970 Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 on August - 23. 

1971 Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58 on August - 23. 

1972 On this day in history balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68 

1974 On this day in history death of roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (b. 1888) 

1975 On August - 23 hank Patterson, actor (Fred Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 87 

1977 On August - 23 sebastian Cabot, actor (Giles French-Family Affair), dies at 59 

1979 Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies on August - 23. 

1980 On August - 23 norman Shelley, English radio actor (Churchill's Speech), dies at 77 

1982 Alberto Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Herr Puntila), dies at 85 on August - 23. 

1986 Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 on August - 23. 

1987 On August - 23 siegfried Borris, composer, dies at 80 

1989 Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies on August - 23. 

1990 David Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80 on August - 23. 

1991 On this day in history florence B Seibert, bio-chemist (TB), dies at 93 

1992 On August - 23 malcolm Atterbury, actor (7 Days in May, Wild River), dies at 85 

1993 Charles Scorsese, actor (Cape Fear, Goodfellas, Wise Guys), dies at 80 on August - 23. 

1994 On this day in history henri Rousselot, admiral, dies at 82 

1995 On August - 23 alfred Eisenstaedt, photojournalist, dies at 96 

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